Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Spanish America Patriots Contribution to the American Revolution from New Mexico

My DAR proven Spanish America Patriots = Juan Cristoval Montes Vigil & Jose Antonio Griego
Conquistador, Cabellero, Soldier & Alcade/Mayor of Taos
via my maternal heritage - Mother Georgia Lucero Dziurzynski
Grandpa Abelino/Avelino Lucero's paternal line = Vigil to Montes Vigil 
& Grandpa Abelino/Avelino Lucero's maternal line = Lucero to Griego

Related documentary videos w/ my input:

Nuestra Historia: Hispanic Daughters of the American Revolution National Hispanic Culture Center Summer 2025


NM DAR Roadrunner Newsletter Spring 2026

Community Outreach - DAR: 
Lew Wallace Elementary School Legacy Grant Honoring America 250! Oct 2026 &, NM Flag Dedication May 2025
 



Related History Videos:




Somos Primos, original research:


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Also via my Maternal lineage = Georgia Lucero Dziurzynski to my Grandmother Carlota Archuleta Lucero
back to Abran Archuleta & *Emilia Duran to conquistador mustered as: Asensio de Arechuleta, son of Juanes de Arechulta, native of Ybar, of medium stature, black bearded, a small scar on his forehead, 26 years of age with his arms. 8 January 1598 - [Onate Colonizer of New Mexico, Vol I, pg. 293] Verified by Henrietta Martinez Christmas.

El Morro National Monument, NM
El Morro National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

My Grandmother Carlota Archuleta Lucero's mother, *Emilia Duran, traces to Jaramillo & Trujillo then back to Antonia Garcia, b. ca. 1740 with Native American ancestry, thus, we have Genizaro lineage as well. [Validated mtDNA heritage project by NMGS Spring 2024]



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